Sentences with phrase «attacks by other breeds»

Animals of 24 - 7 the data underestimate the attacks by other breeds as pit bulls.

The media jumps on board very quickly and often points out additional incidents involving similar breeds (or dogs that might be that breed), sometimes from around the world, at the same time blatantly ignoring or minimizing attacks by other breeds.

However, when it comes to dog attacks, the probability of being attacked by a pit bull, and that attack being fatal, is lower than being attacked by other breeds of dogs.

Not exact matches

Many Pit Bull attacks being reported by news outlets are either committed by a dog of some other breed or by a Pit Bull Terrier who was provoked.

BOB JOHNSTONE, Cincinnati, OH city attorney We have amassed what I consider an overwhelming amount of information that demonstrates to me that pit bulls are, by far, responsible for more fatal or serious attacks than any other breed.

Supporters also maintain that pit bulls are more dangerous than other breeds, and point to numerous serious and even deadly attacks on people by pit bulls.

Rather, the other companies willing to insure high - risk breeds are also having to make more and higher payouts for attacks by pit bulls, Rottweilers, and dogs of several other closely related but relatively scarce breeds, each of which pose more than twice the actuarial risk of all other breeds combined and more than 10 times the actuarial risk of the average dog.

Some officials have stated that they are trying to hold owners more accountable for their dogs by targeting these breeds, while others say they are being targeted because the listed breeds are responsible for all the attacks in the county.

Whenever there are serious dog attacks, especially by dogs identified as pitbulls or Rottweilers, the press and the other media immediately raise the question as to whether the problem is a product of dangerous breeds or bad owners.

In fact, the probability of being fatally attacked by a pit bull is actually lower than many other breeds.

According to recent reports, attacks by aggressive dogs are at the lowest level they've been in 25 years despite a steady population growth and the absence of breed - specific legislation brought in to tackle canine issues in other jurisdictions.

By the middle of May, a proposal for stricter regulations against Pit Bulls emerged and quickly expanded to include the top 25 breeds listed on the Center for Disease Control's list of dogs involved in fatal attacks, which includes Collies, Coonhounds, Great Danes, Mastiffs, Labrador retrievers, mixed breeds, and others.1

You listed 14 people who have been attacked and killed by Pitbulls and other dog breeds.

I was attacked as a child by a St. Bernard and chewed up pretty badly, the owners were so perplexed, becasue Annie was never known to be agressive, well Annie like a lot of other breeds can have a bad day... me and Annie made up and became fast friends.

Typically, an Organized Dogfight is a contest in which two dogs, bred and trained to fight by «dog men», is placed in a pit (an area enclosed by plywood or straw bales) for the purpose of attacking and mauling each other to earn money for their owners and «entertain» spectators.

State that breed - specific legislation does not protect against attacks and maiming by other animals — by specifying certain breeds one is setting himself up for additional problems.

Dog attacks will continue to be the same, just by many other breeds.

However, my female pittie has been attacked twice by other non-pit breeds now to the point she had to be taken immediately to the hospital and still NOT ONCE bit or even growled back.

An example are pit bulls, a breed that can be as gentle as any other but trained by someone to be attack animals or who has abused them so that they become vicious, their sheer size and weight can cause catastrophic injuries to an unsuspecting victim.